DURBAN FORUM
LEGACY
DURBAN FORUM LEGACY
Power Plate
Legacy Project
extends into
KZN Midlands
Sports Focus Schools in the province but “This drives us here at Howick high to
it is great for a school like Howick High to push for positive results and we want our
be given the chance to push their athletes athletes to have that same passion and
to that next level. drive.”
“We want to see
pupils from Howick
pushing for even
higher honours.” Having been to two locations previously,
Department of Sport and Recreation have Howick High School Principal Mrs Lauren an important role to play in sports
rolled out two more Power Plate machines Farquharson echoed the sentiments of transformation and in the generation of
at Howick High School. Mannikam but added that the passion of sporting role models for the youth.”
Howick - Following two donations on
the KZN North Coast and Newcastle, the
Power Plate Legacy Project along with
the Prime Sports Development Trust,
Virgin Active South Africa and the KZN
Brendon Goodenough, who represents the
Prime Trust, is hoping that by helping to
uplift sport at Howick High School some
of these pupils could feed into the elite
athlete system.
“Public schools like Howick have
the people involved in the Power Plate
Jay Mannikam, the Deputy Manager at
Legacy Project is unrivalled.
the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Sport
“The Prime Trust and Power Plate wanted
to do more for sports development in
and Recreation, praised the work that has “We are incredibly grateful to the KwaZulu-Natal and with R1 million worth
been done by Power Plate and the Prime Department of Sport and Recreation for of equipment to donate we are heading in
Trust but most importantly for Howick acknowledging us as a Sports Focus the right direction.”
High School for putting up their hands to School as well as to Brendon and the be a Sports Focus School. team at Prime, Power Plate and Virgin
Active,” she said. “To see people with
“When these opportunities come about we
want schools to jump at the opportunity
and that is what Howick High School has
done,” Mannikam said. “We have many
such drive and positive energy is inspiring.
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